Contracts AND Procurement DRILLING

Airswift is currently looking for C&P DRILLING LEAD to work with an oil and gas company.

Starting date: July 2026Location: PauContract Duration: 12 MONTHS RENEWABLE

ROLE OVERVIEW

The C&P Drilling Lead position is responsible for:

• Know, respect and ensure compliance with the Company's Code of Conduct.
• Assist the Partner entities for all Contracts and Procurement activities.
• Organize and control the Contracts and Procurement function on a daily basis.
• Supervises and ensure that the strategy is appropriate, transparent and justified for subjects to be presented to the Contracts Committees.
• Lead the drive on cost optimization and reduction through usage of Market intelligence information, suppliers’ qualifications & evaluations, Cost Models, target prices, etc.
• Establish and promote continuous improvement of Contracts and Procurement practices, procedures & reference documentation.
• Lead Duet/Triplet meetings with partner entities and technical managers.
• Coordinate the workload within the entire Contracts and Procurement workforce.
• Manage the DW Contracts and Procurement team in cooperation with the Partners entities, respecting the C&P system of reference, the local constraints, and the eventual « synergy » action plans defined by TEPMA1.
• Ensure the maintenance of the necessary level of competencies for the realization of the Contracts and Procurement activities.
• Ensures the involvement of CATMAN for all Contracts and Procurement activities for which a category exist.
• Ensure the communication of good practices and lessons learned to TEPMA1 on contractual matters.
• Participate in the job specification, competence assessment & recruitment process.
• Deliver high-quality dossiers to enable sound decision-making: realistic evaluations and clear identification of risks, uncertainties, and opportunities.
• Ensure the optimization of safety, performance, and productivity in drilling operations.
• Provide technical advice and assistance in selecting technological solutions (vendors, equipment) to enhance operational efficiency.
• Contribute to the development of technical competencies within the team.
• Guarantee the choices of eservoir wellbore interface recommended, validated by the service manager, based on reservoir type and production/injection objectives, as they determine the overall well architecture and cost.
• Influence and convince internal and external stakeholders to align with the company's procurement strategies.
• Implement directives by optimizing processes to achieve medium-term objectives (1-3 years).
• Manage the budget for specific or recurring studies, ranging from 1 to 3 million dollars.
• Oversee activities with a scope between 30 to 500 million dollars, related to CAPEX and Major Risk (Well Blow-Out in drilling/well discipline).